After a long run from the pursuers, Argos came back to the signpost from the main trade route and sees the merchant preparing his carriage and horse. His face is purely tired and his clothes are full of ground dirt in which he got from being tripped on the ground. The merchant noticed him and greets him with a worried look which Argos finds annoying.
“Argos! Did you get the package?” The merchant asked in a concerned tone.
Argos picks the small box from his inventory and gives it to the merchant without any resistance. “As I said, things didn’t turn out well,” Argos said.
“Your appearance can tell. You got discovered, aren’t you?”
“I draw the worst cards. The tent I first checked is full of bugs. Now, it ends up in a very tiring temple run.”
“Then that sums it. Those bandits only use their muscles more than their brains so a chase is already expected. By the way, how did you escape?&
Argos spent the same half-hour walking towards the forest where the campsite should be. Like what Stan said, he paid attention solely to his right. While clearing his mind out of distractions, a sudden chain of questions tempted his brain. These questions are what he must have asked him because of some unreasonable logic that happened. For him, it seems like he has been hypnotized the whole time.*What? Why do these questions just come into my mind? How the hell did he know my name? How did he know the route I’m going to take? Why did all of this just come into my head now and not earlier? Am I hypnotized? There’s something weird going on! But still, he gave me something epic, though I doubt its ability yet. If I didn’t find the well, then he must be lying about the ability.*His focus came back after noticing the well on the right of his way. It is behind some trees which have a large distance from one another. This distance makes it easier to notice
After Holessa came back with Argos at the site, they cleaned up the mess she made. Things get clarified as they don’t want any more problems to be raised. They spend three hours of rest so that they could prepare for their departure. Argos became the surveillance so that Holessa couldn’t do the same thing again. He wakes up after three hours so he could check for the two adventurers he recruited.Argos opens the door to Alex and Zak’s tent. “You’re early.”“It’s already late in the real world. Zak’s really liked this since we were kids,” Alex said as he looked at Zak who is snoring loudly.“Anyways, just to remind you, you have your own choices here. I’m not forcing you to do anything,” Argos said.“We’ll adopt flexibility in times that you needed help. Why do you say so?” Alex asked.“Would you want to come with us? It isn’t far away, I gues
“Are you okay now, Holessa?” Loic asks as he comforts Holessa on his chest. With him, the place owner, being occupied, he can’t do anything to accommodate his guests. Argos took the role and prepared a tea for Zak and Alex. While he give the tea to Zak, Zak gave him a narrowed look of irritation. After such time, Holessa already lost all her tears and takes a deep breath in order to calm herself down.“I… I just felt better. Thank you for making me realize what I must do. I feel towards my selfishness that I didn’t even track of what is happening around me. I’m sorry. I’ll do everything to catch up to my sins,” Holessa said with a rough voice that is a product of endless sorrow.“There is not even a pinch of selfishness in what you have done. Everything that happened is not your fault. What you have experienced is just being human. We need to move on and focus on our goal,” Argos said while sitting on t
“Am I late? Sorry,” Walter said with an embarrassed chuckle as he hides his hands behind him.“Suck ass, Walter. We are already done talking and you just take a bath?”“I surveyed the area around for any spies. With that said, Holessa, I think this is the best time to give you this,” Walter said as he goes to Holessa and reveals the letter he is hiding from his back. The moment Holessa realized the handwriting gave her shivers.“Where the hell did you get that!?” Holessa exclaimed, giving him a shocked face that will anger her when not replied by a proper answer. With that, Walter carefully chooses his words according to the situation.“You threw it at Adeline. Don’t you remember?”“But… Adeline must have that! It is from her father,” Holessa said as she points at the letter with dilated pupils.“She gave it to me and said that this letter is solely fo
Soon, the feast came. Holessa starts clenching her fists and jaws after seeing the man Loic brought out. She remembered the false promises that he had made, the cage where he put her, and the betrayal he made for money in exchange for hundreds of lives. He is the previous knight of the Aumoxozar kingdom who is expelled and now is bound with ropes around his body while half-naked. Unlike before, his looks are more childish and illogical, like he became mentally ill. Ranulph begs her out of mercy so that they could stop the torture he’d experienced.“I… I know you are angry at me… Please… Stop kicking me in the balls…”“Why are you here, you filthy fuck!” Holessa asked as she mocks punching Ranulph.“Please!! Don’t hurt me!” Ranulph cried as he begs not to experience pain anymore.While all of them at looking at her, Holessa backs out and looks away at Ranulph with dissatisfaction.
Argos and Ranulph ended in a quick negotiation. Argos didn’t even have a sip of difficulty convincing him because he already know how to win his side. Ranulph agreed to help them track the sanctuary every villager is held in exchange for showing him the spot where he could freely see the upcoming concert of BLUEPINK at the Aumoxozar Kingdom.Meanwhile, at the same time, a man wakes up and sees himself bleeding from top to bottom. He is tied from chains with both hands and feet against him. He can’t distinguish where he was but he can clearly see the bricks from a single torch lighting the hallway. Lately, he recognized himself tied to the wall at the end of the hallway.In the hallway, every section is divided into rooms with metal bars where there is a fixed number of persons who are staying. Far beyond the hallway, there is nothing he can see. Everything is dark except the only place with a torch near him. He hears some steps coming near him together with
After their strategic meet, Walter spends his time healing Ranulph with all of his energy. He requests a short rest before he goes back to the campsite so that he can assure his safety. Just after Ranulph is already healed, Argos suddenly asks him to be their guide on their route. He didn’t give him a bit of rest even though Argos and the two adventurers spend their time sleeping before.In no time, Argos already departed together with Ranulph and the two other adventurers. He already noticed that they are lacking time after all the hassle Loic did. Like before, Ranulph leads their way without any clothing, just his underwear and tied hands. They spent an hour walking towards the sanctuary where they think the people of Algaur are possibly held.Soon, they entered a forest full of trees with gray leaves. The ground also retracts the color of it together with the mosses. They realized that the biome they are entering is a swamp.“Are you really sure w
The time Argos infiltrates the sanctuary where the people of Algaur are possibly held, Walter departs from Loic’s temporary home as he says goodbye to Holessa with a smug. Unlike when she’s stressed, Holessa didn’t bother hearing his front face. Walter then reached the site after an hour.The site still doesn’t contain any living person from Algaur, in which he concluded that everyone, even Zeus, is captured by the Octagon. He sits at the edge of the cliff near the campsite as he looks at the sunset. “Whew, now I’m free of stress,” Walter said with a sigh of relief.“Are you annoyed with your allies?” A voice of a familiar woman said behind him. When Walter turns his head back, he saw a girl with black hair and crimson eyes, who is the one he already met earlier that day.“I’m annoyed by the problem they make,” Walter said as he turns back to the setting sun. “Why are you here? Aren&rs